Yes I have been here for a few years, but everything has changed for me as of June 23 @ 7:20 PM.

I was riding my motorcyle home,(a 40 mile trip) from work after doing 4 hours of OT and I was Crashed into by a hit and run driver who swerved onto the entrance lane on I 78 in Foglesville PA.

My Bike and I were struck from the left side rear. My bike was hit on the rear fender and the crash bar and my left elbow was struck causing the left hand to push the handlebar to the right and lose control of the motorcycle.

I was able to lock up the rear brake to slow the bike as it was headed toward the retaining wall and before It struck the wall I layed the bike down to try to save my right side.

The car was still right behind me as he had hit his brakes and when My bike struck the wall he hit ME again in the back and my head.

I was picked up at the site by an Ambulance 5 mins. later that just happened to be on I 78 and saw me and the bike laying on the side of the road.

I sustained a 6 inch open skull fracture, 2 brain hemorrhages, ALL of my ribs were broken along with a left elbow that is now in particles.

My Collarbone is drastically broken and I also had 1 collapsed lung and 1 punctured lung.

They tell me that I died on the way to the hospital but they were able to bring me back with a ventilator.

At the hospital, they induced a coma and it took about 3 hours to get my skull to be set and the gaping wound to be sewn shut.

I spent 3 weeks in the coma on 7 IV's and 1 month in the hospital.

I have been in various therapies since I got out, physical and to try to improve and regain brain function.

I have been told by my 7 Doctors that approximately 95% of the people who get the types of injuries I have sustained die instantly and can't be revived.

They also told me that it would take 3-5 years for brain function to return to 50-60-% if I was lucky enough to reach that. In 5 weeks of therapy I have regained 98% of my Brain Function, Relearned how to walk unassisted and also get much of my coordination back.

The Doctors and Therapists are amazed at my progress and say they have never met anyone as dedicated as myself to the healing process.
They feel that I am impervious to the pain involved() and obsessed with proving the statistics wrong.

I guess what they don't realize is that I just want my life back. It is a wonderful thing to be alive but I want to LIVE not merely exist.
I want to heal physically(none of the bone fractures are healing and it prevents me from doing ALL of the things I have been doing for so many years) to be living MY life once more.

With the help of an electronic bone stimulation device(it helps by way of soundwaves) this should be accomplished. I have been using it for 12 days now and notice improvement in my collarbone witch is broken in 3 places on the left side.

My 85Z51 Corvette which I had apart to fix/enhance many things is still apart but one of my best friends is coming to reassemble it for me and I can't wait.

My Daughter (31) has been an absolute angel in giving me help whenever I need some and not only surviving this terrible thing but having the chance to return to 100% makes me the luckies man in the universe.

So many friends have come to my aid it has inspired me Spiritually and Emotionally to work as hard as I can to repair myself and get my life back.

JeepCycle

One note To add. Be Careful out there, there seem to be a great many people who drive so aggressively and with no regard for anyone else that it(life) can be over in an instant and you may not see it coming.

 

Welcome to the Forum! I am glad you have gotten a second chance. I cannot imagine what you have been through, but it is great that you have had the support of your daughter in such a trying time. Good luck

 

Welcome aboard. What a story and glad you have been given a second chance as well.

 

Welcome to the forum, glad that you are on the road to recovery and that you have your daughter to help you through these trying times. Keep up the hard work with your recovery.

 

Welcome aboard!

Wow--- thanks for sharing your story! I can't begin to imagine what you have been through and do hope that you make a full recovery!

 

You are an inspiration & a Lucky & strong individual! Welcome to the Corvette Forum & best wishes for your continued healing & on your Corvette Project!

 

Welcome to the forum, and the best of luck for a complete recovery..

 

Welcome and best of luck!

 

My god, I'm so glad you survived and are on the road to recovery! Every time I take my bike out I encounter idiots that don't pay attention to motorcycles on the road. I hope you feel better and are back on the road soon!

 

Kirt glad to hear your doing so well after such a awful crash. Having the kind of family and friends to support you can make all the difference. Hope your recovery continues and your back to 100% before long.

 

Welcome to the Forum.

Best wishes for a complete recovery.

 

Welcome

Chuck

 

Welcome to our family and enjoy!! Hope for a speedy recovery!!!

 

Thanks to all for your kind wishes.

I have been a member here for about 3 years but these days EVERYTHING is new to me...I hope to get my life back to normal(for me) soon and that I can get over what has happened to me.

It is hard to deal with the fact that in The USA a country that I served and and have also served EVERY community that I have lived in that the nationality of the people most likely to do harm to an American is that they are Americans.

I was hit and left to die for no reason.

The person in my life who was supposed to love me the most wanted to pull the plug on my life support from the very first day She actually said this to my Daughter and my Sister. in the hospital after learning that she was the sole beneficiary of my life insurance....she really got angry as my condition improved and after 2 weeks out of the hospital and some threats to my health,,,, left me to die....I have since filed for divorce as she had also stolen my mother's bank card and made outrageous charges on it...she also took MY power of attorney from me while I was in the coma and drained my bank accounts.

I guess that's today's Love...Thanks but no thanks....

 

Welcome to the forum and Good Luck with a complete recovery

 

Well, NOW the witch(wife) who wanted so badly to pull my life support plugs and who also left me in a condition to die so she could collect on my Life Insurance, and was "GETTING ON" with her own life has sued me for spousal support....of ALL THE GODDAMN NERVE.....I just can't believe the UNMITIGATED GALL of some people...I hope there is some justice in this for me....

 

This just in.....As of August 21, 2012,The Wife from hell is now the ex-wife from hell....support is terminated and she gets NO alimony....I have taken all kinds of therapy and will soon be released from all Drs. care and I'll get to go back to work......

 

Congratulations on the divorce. Hope you are continuing to recover. Make sure you have a good personal injury attorney! Best wishes!

 

Thanks. As far as the PIA goes, they can't help as it was hit and run and nobody was apprehended. At this point, I would almost want to thank the one who is responsible for showing that I was married to the female incarnation of Hannibal Lechter. It's all done and I am moving on.

To all of you brain doctors who said a complete recovery was impossible

 

good luck and welcome to the forum!